Medvedev moves into French Open third round after Kecmanovic retires injured
Jonathan Davies
May 30, 2024 19:19 MYT
May 30, 2024 19:19 MYT
Daniil Medvedev advanced to the French Open third round after Miomir Kecmanovic was forced to retire injured in their round-two clash at Roland-Garros.
The former US Open champion prevailed in just 55 minutes at 6-1 5-0 ahead on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, when his opponent was unable to continue.
Medvedev has never progressed beyond the quarter-finals of the clay-court major, reaching the last eight in 2021, but has plenty of energy still in reserve after his premature win.
A runner-up at the Australian Open and Indian Wells this season, the fifth seed was in dominant form throughout the contest, and will play either Mariano Navone or Tomas Machac in round three.
50 - With progression to the third round at Roland Garros, 50% of Daniil Medvedev's career ATP match wins on clay have now come since the start of the 2023 season (18/36). Clayvedev.#rolandgarros | @rolandgarros @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/v06SjPPz3A — OptaAce (@OptaAce) May 30, 2024
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Data Debrief: Medvedev continues to make strides on clay
Medvedev has now won 36 career ATP matches on clay, with 50 per cent of those coming since the start of the 2023 season (18).
The fifth seed won 23 of his 27 points on first serve (85 per cent), while converting five of nine break points, and hitting 26 winners to just six unforced errors.